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CHAPTKIt X Continued.
Hut tlio tlnio, n wo lmvo paid, Foon
rnnio w lien thoy were obliged to con
rider thin point, mid to decide in tlio
niidnt of n very turbulent council.
J'ivoor ten ininutcH Mifliccil to uxtin
Riiioli tlio last remnant of ro-lHtimco on
tlio part of Itainlmni'H followero. If
tlmy bad thrown down their aruiH nt
once thoir Hvoh nilRiit nnvo neon
iparod. Hut thoy wero taken by Mir
liriMJ, olwycd tbo natural intinut to do
fond theiiiHulvoH, and fought wl'h tbo
dcHiicrutloii of men who expected no
quarter. Tliolr wnnt of armor put
tliom on an xuality, man fur man,
with thoir aHFnilaiitH, who bad greatly
tbo advnntiigo in numbers, and proHted
in with rockli'HH fury and bloodthirsty
rrii-H. Two or three wero utruek down
at tbo cntranco; threo or four made a
vain ntand on tbo ntnlrn leading up to
tlio hall; tbo rod ran for thoir liven,
and wero chai-cd and hacked down on
tbo ptairn and In the pastiagoM in thoy
Hod.
Kalpli Hardolot Mood at tlio door of
tbo dtniKoon with tlio torch in ono
liaud, and Untuned in bn-iitlilo'H won
lnr and fuhiioiimj to tbo frightful tu
mult overhead. (Jliirn tood by him,
lior lips parted, trying to read in bin
yim coiillrniation of tbo wild hope with
which her own wero cparkllnK. Hard--nM
iih Italpli wiih to tbo chauccR of
war, bin check wiih blancbod by a pans
iiigualui of torrnr aH bo realised tbo
ImiiinIIiIo HlguillrAiico of tbo crlcH that
(run); down tbo dungeon ntalrn.
Tliolr HiiHpenmi did not hint for mill
lit, but it M'oinod bniirH. I'rorontly,
Ibrougli tbo dill, a etop wiih beard do
MiMuiitijz tbo dungeon Mitlm at a cedato
jkico. Miiion iriprun appeared, no
liud not placed himself in tbo forefront
of tbo b.ittlo. It wiih not bin province.
Ho bad followed in at bin loihiiro. lie
looked a picture of couipoMiro, and
while Ralph and (Mara pared in hiiowIi
Icnuittenllnn, and tbo knight rained
IiIh head from t ho floor, where ho lay
Imiind, to htaro and llHteu, bo proceeded
to iiHMire bin frlenilH that thoy had no
cniiho for alarm and to explain what
hud liappiineil.
Hut before bo had gone far in IiIh ex
planation, the clamor overhead, which
liad somewhat died down, suddenly
imclled ii)i again. The liiHtirgentH,
liaiifing in the slaughter, had Income
nw.iro that llalnham wiih iniHgitiK, and
the word that bo wiih In the dungeon
unco uttered had packed from man to
man in a mvoih). A runli wiih made
lor the dungeon, and with ennfuced
V'lhof "Havoc"' "Slay blml" "Hack
kiiiti in pIccch!" pell moll down the
fluirH they came.
Italpli, (,'lurn and Simon bail barely
time to draw back IniMlly when a ter
rific llguro in a tailored tabard, nwlug
tug a. blood Htaincd axo above llaining
eiyen ami dlxhovelled hair, leaped Into
tint dungeon. Hit Mured round for an
liiHtaul, cliiMitlng, "Where Ih bo?" and
!iiiot ax bo f-poko, discerning Itaiii
ham on tbo ground, brand lulled bin axo
and nprang forward.
Italpli wiih jiiHt in time to nrrent bin
arm.
"Ilo in bore, my friend. Hut thero
tan Kvn enough of bloodshed."
Tbo mnn paiifetl for an instant and
looked back at tbo wild crowd behind
Ibiin.
"Irfiavo him to JiiHtiio, Ho Ih my
primmer, " pleaded Italpli, endeavoring
to pucb him back a pace.
"Knough of IiIinhIhIiciU" echowl
Minion, facing the crowd. "Ho Ih
hound and a prlconer. Wo have him
emff."
"Way him!" "Mako him Kaferl"
earnc from the crowd.
Tbo llrrt comer idiook Itnlpli'n baud
angrily from bin arm, anil menaced him
with tbo axe. "I know not who you
art'.," bo cried, "but the devil shall
not Mnnd Mwcou mo and him!"
Clara pulled back with a cry. The
anight M't IiIh teeth and prepared for
tbo wornt,
"Ho Iihh wronged mo," nhouted tbo
man, turning with a tierce gesture to
tbo crowd, tendered htntiouary for tbo
Bioment by the miioximvIihI intrrforenro.
"All hero know it. Huh ho not.
wrongfd mo?"
"You hIiuII lmvo jUHtieo," wtld
ltalph, i-tutidlng between him and tbo
anight.
JiiHtico!" bo crliM, with a wild
laugh "lamJtiHtico Will you ntand
betwwit Ii m and jUht'eeT Hy what
right? Mnk way, I wiyl" And ho
again made a menacing gvnture itli
Mm axe. "Stand snide."
Hut tin authoritative voice from l
Mud cried, "Hold!" and Tiler mudicd
hid way through tbo crowd, followed
I iy Harnaby Smith and the men from
tbo priory. ThingH had already gone
far enough (or thorn. They wore mixed
up in more than they knew how to
aiitjwcr for.
Tiler took hold of (ho handle of the
uplifted axe. "Stay, my friend," bo
raid, "Ker,lhing In order. Thin
nan Mini I lmvo hi diorta, but wo
mutt not put oumolvo In tbo wrong,
Vfa re but tlio dog of juntico, not the
xsx-utinucra. Wo havo followol tbo
fcuo and cry, nd caught tbo criminal,
liut it Ih not for uh to punitli him.
We lmvo caught him, and wo will kh
that be Ih delivered over for punicb
anent "
'Jle ban bioken ovory law of God and
urn ii," wild a volco from the rowd.
II la a devil In diguIo. IaH him
pave IiIh doom nt once!"
"At oncol" echoed tbo tattenle
Ballon, "Lot him havo bid doom at
earn, 1 jrl" Ami he utrmjgled to
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Hut Tiler held firm. "Havo no
fear," ho mild. "Ho ahall bo called to
account."
"Who will call him to account7"
cried tbo volco froip behind.
"Ay, who will call him to account?"
Faid another, in tones of bitter in
credulity. 'T will," said Ilalnh. "I will Book
million' o of tbo king hlmpelf, if tbo
king'H olIicorH refuse to oxecuto
jiiHtico."
Simon d'YprcH nmiled, but said
nothing. With tbo bulk of tlio rustic
audience thin bold protcHtation bad its
weight, and tbo crowd finally acBented.
iiut confldoiico in tlio equitnblo ad
ministration of tbo law was not Htrong
at tlio time. Many of thorn had iiiIh
givingH aa to whether thoy bad dono
well to Ioho tlio opportunity. To havo
Sir Richard Rnlnhnni lot looso among
them again, mado ton times worro by
tbo indignities bo bad suffered, was not
a pleasant prospect. Still, it was some
consolation to them that thoy had
shown tliolr power to keop such men in
check.
CHAl'TEK XI.
An ho had prom bed to do, Ralph
wont hiniEcIf to tbo chief Justiciar and
told that olllclal what bad boon dono,
and boxonght him to put tlio wheels of
tlio law In motion, that Sir Richard
might bo brought to trinl. As was to
ho expected, tlio chief justiciar would
do nothing. "Why should I take tlio
matter up?" ho asked.
"HecmiHo," said Ralph, "there is
much danger In thoilorcoand turbulent
spirit which I havo i-eeii close at band
among tbo poor commons. Thoy com
plain that there Is no Jiistico for thorn,
that strong thieves and roblxirs are al
lowed to plunder and maul them at
will. Thoy nay that to take taxes from
t hum and give them no protection in re
turn Is littlu bettor than robbery, and
thoy threaten to take the law into tliolr
own IiiuhIh."
"You nro hut young, Ralph. I know
of thoi-o complaintH and throats hoforo
you wero born. Thoy novor como to
anything."
"Hut they nro moro united now "
Ralph liegau.
Sir John interrupted him with a
wuvo of tbo hand. "I cannot enter
into that, Ralph," ho raid, lightly.
"Hut for the other matter I may do
something. I will take your deposition
as to the circumstance) nnd hand it to
tbo sheriff, who can take what action
seotns good to him. I'hillp," ho said,
to his t-ecrolary, 'Make Master Ralph I
with you and write down what bo says.
You may leave the key of the dungeon
with me. (live you good day, Ralph.
If you should ever think of trying vour
fortune in tbo law, lot mo know.'
Ralph bowed ami thanked Sir John
for bis courtesy. As ho was leaving,
tlio latter called after him, "Hy-tbo-by,
your brother is In tbo chancellor's serv
ice. If you know anything definite
about the union of tlio lalxirors, you
might communicate with him. They
wore strong enough to take Sturmoro,
after all."
With this tbo chief justice dismissed
Ralph mid tlio subject, und resumed his
examination of his bailiff's accounts
and plans.
And that was all that happened at
that tlmo tothoend that Richard Rain
bam should answer for his crimes.
The next day, us Ralph and his brother
wero riding by Castle Ilcdinpham, or
rather wero walking, lending their
horses, having met Clara and a nun in
wIiofo company she was, they met a
liawkiug party, in which wero tlio king
and Sir Richard Rainham. The king
bad heard Rainham's side of tbo story,
and was nnxious to bear tbo other side,
so ho ordered that Ralph, and also bis
brother, bo tout to him. Ralph's gon-oroi-lty
in raving tlio knight's life ap
pealed t-trongly to him, but tbo act was
not m agreeable to Sir Simon Hurley,
the king's prosecutor. Ho was rather
Inclined to cur bo tlio interference which
had prevented tlio removal of a trouble-t-omo
subject, and saddled him with an
annojing ditllcutly. nut the king was
much too young to look at the cures of
btato in a statesmanlike spirit. Tbo
chlvahy of tbo action captivated his
imagination, and tlio cleverness with
which the knight bad been mado pris
oner in bis own dungeon touched bis
tomo of humor nil tbo moro after ho bad
soon tbo huge bulk of tbo doughty
champion. "A duel lnitweeu such a
(lollath nnd a Pavid," ho had remarked
to his friend Oxford, "would bo a pas
time Wo must see this David." Hotb
Ixiys wero inclined to laugh at tbo dis
comlltcd giant and to side with bis
youthful antagonist.
The king was nrepossefMsl in Ralph's
favor, and tbo sight of the young man
so manly nnd yet k modest and respect
ful in his bearing, pale with tupprcsnl
excitement, yet thoroughly soUpcs
M'Hfod, contlrmed the preposwsslon.
" l'liis is a creature of another mould,
Verus"," ho whisiwed to Oxford, who
sat by bis chair on tlio dias in the hall
of Castle Uiodingham. Tbo great ball,
iho whole iceond lloor of tbo castle,
was divided into two by a curtain,
which hung beneath nn arch spanning
the whole breadth between wall and
wall. The ladies, still in their bunt
ing habit, watched tbo tceuo from tbo
galleries of tbo noble room,
Hurley undertook tbo task of ques
tioning Ralph.
"Is It true," bo nskod, after soma
formalities, "that you nro one ot the
now order of priests whom his grace the
urchblshop has interdicted?"
"It U true, sire," said Ralph, ad
dressing his answers to the king, "thai
I put on the habit of a simple priest,
but I did not then know of any Inter
diet. I woro the habit only for a day,
nnd my purpose is not to wear it again
till the king is persuaded that our work
is for tlio advantage of religion and of
tbo renlji."
"We hear," continued Burloy, "that
soino of you simplo priests adviso the
commons not to rendor rent or sorvico
to wicked lords that is to say, lords
whom it pleases you to consider wicked.
Do you expect tbo king's sanction for
Hiich doctrines as this?"
"I know nothing, siro," answered
Ralph, stoutly, "of any such doctrine
On tbo contrary, I havo beard my
Master Wycliffo ropoatedly say, and
ground his words on tlio authority of
the holy npostlo St. Paul, that nil dues
wero to bo rendered faithfully to earth
ly lords, however sinful thoy might bo
in thoir lives. This wo do maintain,
that tithes should not bo paid to priests
or monks or spiritual lords who are
notorious ovil livers, but wo distinguish
between tbo offerings of tbo people for
spiritual labor and obligations of rent
or sorvico."
"You havo disputed in tbo schools, I
presume?" said Hurley.
Ralph bowed bis head with dignity,
but gave no verbal nnwsei.
"How comes it," continued his ques
tioner, "that you woro found In com
pany with those who would destroy all
obligation of rent and scrvico, nil lord
shlp'nnd gontillty?"
Hurloy asked the question with somo
stornncss. Ho was himsolf at vnrianco
with somo of bis vllloins regarding tlieir
respective rights nncLdutloH.
"I know not who is meant, siro."
said Ralph, oddrcslsng his answer to
tno king.
"Tbo protended merchants with
whom you wero traveling. Tho'r real
traffic was in seditious papers, intended
to puff up foolish vllloins with tbo do
luslon that thoy hold thoir land by free
tenure"
"Of that, siro, I was Ignorant," said
Ralph.
"Thoy would not havo ventured thoir
lives for you," Hurloy remarked, "if
you had not boon in thoir confldonco."
"I know nothing oftho merchandise
thoy carried' said Ralph.
"Did you hear no seditious talk
among thorn?"
"I heard tlio loador, who called him
self Simon d'Ypros, speak of the extor
tions and injustices of tryannical lords,
and ho seemed to lie hopeless of redress
from tbo good will of tlio lords thorn
selves, nnd to think that the commons
should taku the law into thoir own
liaudH and avenge thomselvos on their
tyrants."
"Tbo truth is becoming manifest
now," muttered liurluy.
"A dangerous knave, siro, this Simon
d'Yprop," said Do la Polo.
Ralph threw himself beforo tbo king
on ono knee.
"I pray, slro,,v bo pleaded, "that
you will not deem it presumption in
one so young as mo to speak in tbo
presence of tbeso venerable counsellors.
Hut I put my lifo in your hands, and
with my whole heart bog you to causo
inquiry to bu made into tbo grievances
nt tlieso men, nnd to grant them rodress
if it should i-com to you that thoy suffer
wrong. Holiovo mo, siro, thoy nro not
wanting h loyalty to you, tliolr sov
cricgn iord. It is but despair that
makes this Simon d'YprcH speak of tbo
commons taking tbo law into their own
hands despair of their grievances coin
ing to tlio ear of tlio king, mistrust of
the law as blind nnd Ueaf to their crlos
for justice And it is this despair that
niukes them hearken to the preachers
of wild and dangerous doctrine Noisy
babblers tell them that tlio king and
his noblos enro nothing for thorn, and
bow can they believe otherwise if they
are loft to the tendor mercies of thoir
local tyrants, nnd thoir cries for protec
tion aro unheeded? Ob, siro, evil days
are in store, If you suffer tbo poor com
mons to bo plundered nt tbo will of
ruthless lords."
"Presumptuous youth!" interrupted
Hurloy, who, while Ralph was speak
ing, had glanced over certain letters
which his secretary had handed to him.
"Foolish parrot of sedition, do you daro
to menace our sovereign lord the king?
You have given this conceited clork,
sire, audience enough. I havo here
more important matterd for your majes
ty's consideration,"
(To be continued.)
EXCU8ED FROM THE JURY.
Alter Havlnj Naively Tumid s Oeoa laugh
on lh Judge.
A young man whoso features and
Hashing eyes betokened great earnest
ness wob summoned before Judgo Mc
Carthy of the city court tbo other ds,y
for jury duty. Ho immediately asked
to bo excused. When tbo judge asked
him what excuse he had for not serv
ing, bo replied:
"1 believe it is a rule of tbo court
that tbo jury is tlio solo judge of the
facts und the" court of the law, that the
juror sould only weigh the facts as pre
sented hy the evidence, not taking in
to consideration any of tlio rules of law
governing tbo casto; wherefore all law
yers are exempt from jury duty."
"Rut are you a lawyer?" asked Judge
McCarthy.
"No, but I have boon a close student
of the law for many years."
"I am afraid that I cannot excuse
you if you are not a lavvyor," said the
court, smiling.
"Rut," continued the young man,
with great earnestness, the color
mounting to his temples, "I am sure,
if your honor knew as much law as I
do, your conscience would not allow
you to borve on a jury.
After tho'beuch and bar had recov
ered front this naive outburst the judge
told the young man that if it was a
matter which affected his conscience eo
deeply he would excuboh inland a very
much abashed youth left the courtroom.
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